Horse-blanket fastening.



v No. 898,924.

'UNITED STATES PrA rinrrOFFICE JOHN REICHERT, OF RACINE, WISCONSIN.

Specification of Letters .lialterit.r

.I HORSE-BLANKET FASTENING.

'patented sept. 15,1908.

Application led February 11, l?, Serial No. 356,766. Renewed March 5, 1908. Serial No.. 419,393.

j 3 To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JonN REICHERT, a citizen of the United States, residing,r at. Racine, Racine county, State of Wisconsin, have in- 5 vented certain new and useful Improvements in lIorse4 Blanket Fastenings, and I do hereby declare, the following to be :1- full, clear, and'exact description ofthe invention,- such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to certain improvements in fasteners and more particularly relates to faste! ing devices for the belts or straps of horse )lairkets or the like. A An object of the invention is to provide a simple, and durable fastening device which can be produced aaa low cost, and which will reduce to the miniinum, accidental se )aration or uncoupling f the parts after being attached or coupled together, and which presents no points or projections likely to catch in or tear adjacent blankets when drawn from a pile of superimposed blankets on the counter or shelves or in the package.

2,5 'lhe invention consists inv certain novel features in construction and arrangements or combination of )arts as more fully and particularly setfort i hereinafter.

Referring to the accompanying dra-wings:-Figure 1, is a )erspective view of the fastening applied to tlhe bands or strapsof a horse blanket. Fig. 2 is a detached perspective view of the two fastening members, sel arated. Fig. 3, isaseetional view showing the two members in the act of being coupled or uneou led. Fig. 4, is aA sectional view through t 1e two members coupled together.

The. fastening consists of two members, a hook member, a, and an eye member b.

Each member is formed of one piece of suitable metal, preferably by casting to form the member of the dcsiredstrength and rigidity.

The member a, consists of the top transverse i loop 2, having the top straight cross bar around which the strap, band or surcingle 3, of the horse blanket is secured. From the center of the lower cross bar of the loop 2, de )endsa vertically elongated open frame or loop 4, closed at the top by the upwardly arched cross piece 4', which in eil'ect forms the central portion of the bottom cross bar of the loop 2, thereby closing the central o ening of the frame 4 from the opening of t 1e loop 2. Tlie frame or loop 4, is 'preferably contracted in width toward its lower end. A hook 5, extends outwardly from the lower end of the loop or frame 1, and is extended vertically longitudinally and centrally of the loop 4 and has its free end or hook bill 5', projected inwardly a short distance below the cross bar 4'. The

hook bill 5 extends into the upper portion of t the opening of the loop 4 to a )oint inwardly beyond the plane ofthe outer iace of the loop 4. The inwardly extending bill 5 is approximately parallel with the lower outwardly extending portion 5. The vertically extending portion of the hook between the outwardly extending portion 5 and the hook.

bill 5 is inc-lined u wardly and inwardly, as more jmrticularly s iown by Figs. 3 and 4.

The member b consists oi' the closed transverse loop 6, from the central portion of the upper cross bar of which projects the closed loop or e ve 7. This eye 7 is longitudinally elongate wardly and inwardly. The free end of a and is longitudinally curved upband, strap or surcmele 8 secured to the sli ped to or from the hook of the member a.

XY ien the members a and b are coupled together as shown by Figs. 1 and 4, accidental release of the eye 7 is practically impossible. 'I'heeye 7 is elongated and curved to permit the eye to hang from the hook and extend downwardly and inwardly to throw the loop 6 in toward the surface of the blanket so that the band end S can lie in practically the same plane as the band end 3. The lower closed end of the eye'7, acts as a stop against upward movement of the eye on t 1e hook when in the coupled position and also prevents wearing engagement between the hook and the band 8 passed through the loop 6. The crors bar 4 serves as a guide fortlie eye 7 in the operations ot coupling and uncoupling the members and also prevents wearing engagement between the eye 7 and the band 3 passed through the loop 2. The eye 7 is also elongated to permit its insertion in the upper end of the frame 4 and its downward passage ...,...Mww V'.......--c....... .wn .n mwa....-.,.-..- w:\.i.....

ontothe hook, the length of the opening of band and a rigid closed eye projecting from the eye 7 being slightly greater than the the central portion of one bar ofthe loo 45' length of the hook bill said eye elongated and curved, substantial?)r The fastening members described are prefas described. s 5 era-bly rigid, each being formed by an mte- 3. A fastening consisting of two members, g gral casting, and the members are h eld locked one member comprising a rigid narrow, lonl together by reason of their pecunar rormagitudmally elongated closed eye provided 50 tion, without depending onspring or elastic with means whereby said eye isl adapted to' action of side bars or other port-ions of said be secured to a` band end` the other member 10 members. The members are also so formed comprisingr a longitudinally elongated closed i as not to catch `in parts of adjacent blankets loop provided with means whereby said loop Where. the blankets are piled in stacks, on the is adapted to be secured to a band end, said 55 counter or the shelf, whereby intermediate loop formed with a hook rising from the blankets of the pile can be pulled out without lower end thereof and terminating adjacent danger of the fastening catching in and tearto the upper end of the loop, said hook being ing adjacent blankets. greater in length than said elongated eye and What I claim is having it-s bill extending inte the upper end 60 1. A fastening consisting of two members port-ion of the hook openinfr. v having means for `attachment to the ends of 4. A fastening for horse blankets, or the the band to be coupled together, one member like, consisting of two members, each formed comprising an elongated loop having rigid in one piece, one member consisting of a. i -longitudinal side bars and a hook rising from transverse band loop having a central pro- 65 the closed outer end of the loop and extend- 'ecting rigid closed eye, and the other meming longitudinally thereof with its bill exer consisting of a transverse band loop havtending into-the loop adjacent to and spaced ing a central projecting rigid longitudinally from the closed inner end of thc loop and at elongated closed loop frame having a rigid its inner extremity terminating outwardly hook rising from its outer end and from 70 f' beyond che lane of the inner side face of the thence arranged longitudinally in front of loop, the ot ier member comprising an elonthe frame opening and extending toward the gated eye in length shorter than said hook inner end thereof and haring its bill projectf;

and formed to )ass into said loop and receive ing into the inner end portion of the fra-mel i said hook and liaving non-elastic walls, subopening, said bill being spaced from the. inner 75 stantia-lly as described. end and longitudinal side Walls of said frame 2. A horse blanket fastener consisting of to permit said eye to more transversely 5v two members, each formed in one piece, one through the upper end of the frame openmember consisting of a transverse loop to ing, and then longitudinally thereof to pass f, receive a band and having a central dependaround the bill and onto the hook. 80

ing closed loop frame provided with a rigid In testimony whereof I affix my signature, l hook extending from the lower end of said in presence of two witnesses. l 'frame outwardly and upwardly and formed JOHN REICHERT. with an inturned bill adjacent to the upper Witnesses: end of said frame, the other member consist- HUBERT E. PECK, l ing of a transverse closed loop to receive a E. R. PECK. l

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